Read For Your Future

May 23, 2013

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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The Keeper: Awakening (Book One of The Keeper Series) by O.L. Ramos

I hand him back his ID and start to walk away. I feel his hand grab my wrist firmly, yet he also did it with an undeniable gentleness that's impossible to describe with words. It just felt...contradictory.

"You know, if you wanted to know my name, you could have just asked me, Liz. A pretty girl like you doesn't need to hide behind such transparent schemes."

And now, I'm mortified. Was I really that obvious?

Sounds great, right?! We've all done embarassing things so I felt for Liz at this section. And of course her mom is missing so it's very

mysterious....

Pg. ? (Who knows! It's a Kindle, lol)

Waiting On Wednesday

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When You Were Here, by Daisy Whitney

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Release Date: 4 June 2013

Filled with humor, raw emotion, a strong voice, and a brilliant dog named Sandy Koufax, When You Were Here explores the two most powerful forces known to Man--Death and Love. Daisy Whitney brings her characters to life with a deft touch and resonating authenticity.

Danny's mother lost her five-year battle with cancer three weeks before his graduation--the one day that she was hanging on to see.

Now Danny is left alone, with only his memories, his dog, and his heart-breaking ex-girlfriend for company. He doesn't know how to figure out what to do with her estate, what to say for his Valedictorian speech, let alone how to live or be happy anymore.

When he gets a letter from his mom's property manager in Tokyo, where she had been going for treatment, it shows a side of his mother that Danny never knew. So, with no other sense of direction, Danny travels to Tokyo to connect with his mother's memory and make sense of her final months, which seemed filled with more joy than Danny ever knew. There, among the cherry blossoms, temples, and crowds, and with the help of an almost-but-definitely-not Harajuku girl, he begins to see how it may not have been ancient magic or mystical treatment that kept his mother going. Perhaps, the secret of how to live lies in how she died.

May 22, 2013

Review: Every other day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Summary-

Every other day, Kali D’Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She argues with her father. She’s human.
And then every day in between . . . she’s something else entirely.
Though she still looks like herself, every twenty-four hours predatory instincts take over and Kali becomes a feared demon-hunter with the undeniable urge to hunt, trap, and kill zombies, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures. Kali has no idea why she is the way she is, but she gives in to instinct anyway. Even though the government considers it environmental terrorism.
When Kali notices a mark on the lower back of a popular girl at school, she knows instantly that the girl is marked for death by one of these creatures. Kali has twenty-four hours to save her, and unfortunately she’ll have to do it as a human. With the help of a few new friends, Kali takes a risk that her human body might not survive . . . and learns the secrets of her mysterious condition in the process.

Review-

Right before starting this book I felt as if I were in a funk. I just couldn't get myself together enough to even start a book. Let alone finish one. Am I ever glad that I pushed on and picked up this book. I certainly never expected to get back in the groove as fast as I did. The book starts out with plenty of action. It kept me totally engrossed the whole way through. The storyline has such an unusual take on the supernatural realm and the abilities of the main character. The characters certainly have their hands full trying to figure out what's going on. The main character is a very strong willed, tender hearted and caring young lady who becomes extremely protective of the people whom she cares for. I really liked the on-again, off-again way her abilities manifest themselves. Love the way it's a cliff hanger and can't wait to read a follow up! If you're in a rut and need something lively to get you back on track then this is most definitely a good book to try.

Publisher-Egmont USA

Reviewer Rating: 4.5 Stars

Reviewed by~Mechele

May 21, 2013

Stacking The Shelves 5/20/2013

Stacking The Shelves is a fun weekly post that RFYF participates in, courtesy of Tynga's Reviews, where we share the books, physical and otherwise, that have been procured for this site for review and subsequent donation to the kids at Franklin High School. We welcome you to join us in sharing the books that you won/bought/borrowed/downloaded over the past week! You may include books in any format, of course.

Tynga'sGuidelines:

Create your own Stacking The Shelves post. You may use the graphic supplied on Tynga's page or create your own.

You may set your post in any format that you wish. A book list, covers, pictures, vlogs, the sky is the limit.

I post Stacking The Shelves on Saturday or Sunday, but please feel free to post yours any day that fits your schedule!

Visit Tynga's Reviews on Saturday and add your link so that others can visit you!!

Bought:

Sweet Evil, (The Sweet Trilogy, #1), by Wendy Higgins

Sweet Peril, (The Sweet Trilogy, #2), by Wendy Higgins

Lips Touch: Three Times, by Laini Taylor

Pushing The Limits, (Pushing The Limits, #1), by Katie McGarry

Hugs For Mom, by John William Smith, LeAnn Weiss

Donated For Review:

Mercy Blade, (Jane Yellowrock, #3), by Faith Hunter

Captives, (The Safe Lands, #1), by Jill Williamson

The Hidden Deep, (The Threshold, #2), by Christa Kinde

It's Monday. What are you reading?

This is a fun meme that allows other bloggers

to get an idea of what everyone else is reading

and perhaps help to find our next must-read:)

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Lora is reading Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins

Anna Whitt, the daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, promised herself she’d never do the work of her father—polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such a vow. She’d been naive about a lot of things.
Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her school’s party girl. Her life has never looked more bleak. And all the while there’s Kaidan Rowe, son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind..

Cindi is reading INHERITED MAGIC.

Allison had the normal life of a small town teenage girl until she turned sixteen and everything changed. After some strange experiences, Allison realizes that she has special abilities. She must learn how to manage these new gifts, and all the dangers that come with them. During her adventure, she discovers things about her family and herself; including how far she is willing to go to protect the people she loves.

No Strings Attached giveaway hop

Review: Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Summary-

Embrace the Forbidden
What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?
This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.
Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.
Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

Review-

WOW I haven't read a really good good girl loves bad boy love story since pushing the limits. But Wendy Higgins has topped that for me. This book had me from the beginning i was absorbed into the world that this author has created. Not once was i lost or confused. The storyline flowed from one chapter right into the next chapter. The storyline was more than well written it was absorbing and so very well executed. I felt with her characters.

The heroin Anna is brave and smart and knows who she is and where she stands. She never wavers from the fact that she loves Kaiden (the bad boy) Even though she is led to believe it can never be. I loved Twilight the vampire and the human that was my first YA series and still hold a special place for me but for me this is even better. The bad boy never forgets who or what he is and he feels that not being with her is best for her so I spent every minute of 453 pages turning the awesome love story from one scene to the next. I cant recommend this story enough and I am already half way through book two. My only downfall about this series is that i have to wait till spring to get the ending of this story!!! Ive tried getting it out of the author but she wont budge! She will give NO hints to me LOL. If you want a really good love story with some paranormal to it get this book NOW. It is a great read for lovers of Twilight or Evernight....I can sooo see this a movie!

Publisher-Harperteen

Reviewer Rating 5 STARS!!!

Reviewed by~Lora

Waiting On Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted

by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights

upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!

Tempest Revealed (Tempest #3), by Tracy Deebs

Published by Walker Childrens

Release Date: 4 June 2013

Half-mermaid Tempest Maguire is trying to have it all: fulfilling her duties as second-in-line to the merQueen Hailana while periodically returning home to the California coastline to be with her family and longtime boyfriend, Mark. Living under the sea and rebuilding Coral Straits is grueling work, while being back home reminds her of everyone she loves and misses. But when her old flame Kona arrives bearing news that Hailana has died and Tempest is now officially merQueen, she returns permanently to Coral Straits--even though it devastates her family and rips her apart from Mark. Once there, she discovers that an old enemy has resurfaced, hell-bent on taking over her throne...with or without her. As Tempest prepares for her final showdown against Tiamat and anyone who stands with her, she must decide what--and who--is really important to her. Because there will be few survivors in the ultimate sea battle that is brewing--and Tempest isn't sure she will be one of them.